astringent
pronunciation
How to pronounce astringent in British English:
UK [əˈstrɪndʒənt]
How to pronounce astringent in American English:
US [əˈstrɪndʒənt]
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- Noun:
- a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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- Adjective:
- sour or bitter in taste
- tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
Word Origin
- astringent (adj.)
- 1540s, from Latin astringentum (nominative astringens), present participle of astringere "to bind fast, tighten, contract," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). As a noun from 1620s.
Example
- 1. Green tea is too astringent to use for tea eggs .
- 2. Toss your alcohol-based astringent if you think it 's making your pores smaller .
- 3. Even more striking was the dessert , concocted out of the lurid and astringent juice of the sea-buckthorn berry .
- 4. The sweet-peppery prawns were perfectly balanced , and did not require an astringent lick of copper , or even a smear of gold .
- 5. They have the same ph as the skin so they help restore the protective acid mantlethey also possess hydrating , nourishing and astringent properties .